The Effects of Sociodemographic Characteristics on Chinese Elders' Perception of the Image of Ageing

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.

Characteristics	Categories	𝑁 (%)
Urban-rural residence	Urban	295 (66.3)
	Rural	150 (33.7)
Age group	Young old (60–69)	267 (60.0)
	Mid-old (70–79)	127 (28.5)
	Old-old (above 80)	51 (11.5)
Gender	Male	224 (50.3)
	Female	221 (49.7)
SES	Low	141 (31.9)
	Moderate	221 (50.0)
	High	80 (18.1)
Marital status	Single	27 (6.1)
	Widowed	113 (25.5)
	Married	304 (68.5)
Working status	Retired or no longer working	280 (63.2)
	Still employed	144 (32.5)
	Doing other things	19 (4.3)
Living arrangement	Elderly homes	49 (11.0)
	Alone	61 (13.7)
	Only with spouse	131 (29.4)
	With more than one generation	204 (45.8)
Neighbourhood relationship	Bad	59 (13.3)
	Normal	253 (57.2)
	Good	130 (29.4)
Illness	No illness	161 (36.2)
	Moderate	174 (39.1)
	Severe	110 (24.7)
Daily activity	Inactive	63 (14.2)
	Moderate	237 (53.3)
	Active	145 (32.6)